Psychological Care of Health Workers during the COVID-19 Outbreak in Italy: Preliminary Report of an Occupational Health Department (AOUP) Responsible for Monitoring Hospital Staff Condition
| Autor: | Liliana Dell'Osso, Sigrid Baldanzi, R Buselli, Elena Del Lupo, Martina Chiumiento, Claudia Carmassi, Martina Corsi, Alfonso Cristaudo |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
lcsh:TJ807-830 Geography Planning and Development lcsh:Renewable energy sources Management Monitoring Policy and Law Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Multidisciplinary approach Pandemic Health care Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine lcsh:Environmental sciences lcsh:GE1-350 occupational teams Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry pandemic lcsh:Environmental effects of industries and plants Outbreak Mental health health workers Distress lcsh:TD194-195 Family medicine psychological Covid-19 business Psychosocial multidisciplinary 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 5039, p 5039 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | The recent worldwide COVID-19 outbreak provided a timely demonstration of the mental health needs of health care workers on the front lines of the response to the pandemic. In addition to international guidelines, local institutions demand rapid and practical approaches easily replicable in different populations and contests. The principal aim of this paper is to highlight and share the experience of an Occupational Health Department responsible for monitoring hospital staff conditions during the SARS-COV-2 pandemic phase 1. The multidisciplinary team of the Occupational Health Department of a major university hospital in central Italy (AOUP) developed a specific protocol called PsicoCovid19 in order to provide targeted help, based on new psychosocial risk factors, to workers involved in the COVID-19 emergency to preserve hospital staff health. As of the date of this report, 106 workers (79 female, 27 male, mean age respectively, 51 ± 9.8, 45.7± 10.1) requested this service, reporting mild to moderate subjective distress. Approximately 81% of all the participants were already monitored before the outbreak of the pandemic. Among the total sample, 60% received a remodeling of a previous therapeutic program. Meanwhile, 7% passed from a psychiatric therapy to a combination therapy with the addition of a psychological treatment. The results demonstrate that those who asked for help were primarily female nurses who already presented with mental health vulnerabilities. A more gender-specific, clinical approach is needed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|